Hotel worker Becky Collins is set to complete a 24-hour charity shift as a tribute to doctors and nurses at Birmingham Children’s Hospital who saved her son’s life.

Becky, who works as part of the housekeeping team at Campanile Hotel Birmingham in Aston, hopes to raise more than £250 for the hospital charity by working through the day and night on Tuesday, May 26.

She is fundraising on behalf of her son Harrison, who suffers from a rare condition called Loeys Dietz Syndrome which affects connective tissues throughout the body.

The 10-year-old has been receiving treatment at Birmingham Children’s Hospital since he was born and in January 2014 underwent major surgery to replace part of his aorta, the major artery which distributes blood from the heart to the rest of the body.

A year later in January 2015, Harrison was rushed into hospital complaining of chest and back pain and was immediately admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit as doctors feared his aorta had dissected.

Becky, who lives in Aston, said: “It was absolutely terrifying. He had fluid around his lungs so the doctors expected the worst. They thought his aorta had dissected so immediately took him to intensive care.

“At 9pm, the surgeons were called in for a board meeting and at midnight they took him down to theatre, not really knowing what to expect.

“I thought I was really losing him that night but they were so quick to react. We had everyone around us and everyone helping us. All of the doctors that had completed his first operation came back in to help.

“The first time he was at the unit it was all planned because it was for his operation so I took the staff for granted but the second time it really opened my eyes and made me realise that the place is amazing.”

Becky hopes to use the £250 donation to help purchase of new equipment, toys and resources for siblings and parents.

She added: “When you go into the PICU there is a corridor lined with stars and you can have your child’s name and a message put onto one for a £250 donation which then contributes towards equipment and the family room.

“The support I received from the staff at the hospital was fantastic and the family room is a God send. I wanted to give something back to the hospital and at the same time thought it would be nice to have a star with Harrison’s name on it.

“I was rattling my brains for something to do to raise money and was inspired by the fact that a lot of nurses and doctors work 12-hour or even 24-hour shifts.

“Everyone at Campanile has been really supportive and will no doubt come up with a list of jobs for me to do to keep distracted. The hotel will be shining by the time I’m finished.”

Alex McLean, general manager at the hotel, said he hoped everyone would get behind Becky and show their support.